Serpentine is delighted to announce that Seoul-based Korean architect Minsuk Cho and his firm Mass Studies have been selected to design the 23rd Pavilion. Mass Studies’ Pavilion will be unveiled at Serpentine South on 5th June 2024 with Goldman Sachs supporting the annual project for the 10th consecutive year. This innovative commission, which began in … [Read More]
Month: January 2024
Hera Hyesang Park and Bretton Brown at Milton Court
Soprano Hera Hyesang Park and pianist Bretton Brown give a recital that celebrates Park’s Korean heritage, finding parallels and contrasts between western repertoire and Korean art and folk-song. In weaving together western classical music and Korean art songs and folk-song arrangements, Park and Brown find the common threads that unite different cultures. A Korean Boat … [Read More]
Choi Jeong Hwa in “When Forms Come Alive”, at Hayward Gallery
Spanning over 60 years of contemporary sculpture, this exhibition highlights ways in which artists draw on familiar experiences of movement, flux and organic growth. Inspired by sources ranging from a dancer’s gesture to the breaking of a wave, from a flow of molten metal to the interlacing of a spider’s web, the artworks in When Forms … [Read More]
ITZY “Born to Be” tour in London
This is, we think, ITZY’s first performance in London. JYP’s girl band consists of Yeji, Ryujin, Chaeryeong and Yuna, with a fifth member, Lia, currently taking a break. Their most recent album, released this month, is Born to Be, which gives the title to their world tour that begins in Seoul on 24 February. [Read More]
Jiwon Oh in Resolution triple bill
Korean movement artist Jiwon Oh appears in a triple bill of contemporary dance as part of Resolution 2024: Devil Fish, by Silver-Tongue Studios Picture us Now, by Jiwon Oh Forward To Nowhere by Twofold Dance Theatre Devil Fish, by Silver-Tongue Studios Lithe limbs curling free as a creeper. That writhes in this deep, soundless space. … [Read More]
STAYC Teenfresh tour at the Troxy
WITHs in LONDON! Get ready to be enchanted by the whimsical charm of STAYC, South Korea’s dynamic girl group, as they embark on their very first world tour. Brace yourselves for the magical spectacle of the “2024 STAYC 1ST WORLD TOUR [TEENFRESH] in LONDON,” happening at Troxy on March 3rd, 2024. These six darlings are … [Read More]
0WAVE play the Garage
0WAVE are a five-member crew on the 파이렛 record label who debuted in late 2022 with the EP Off The Wall. They come to London as part of a four-city European tour Early entry doors: 6:30pm VIP Ticket Perks Earliest entry at 5:30PM Photos with 0WAVE in groups of 5 VIP ticketholders Photos will be … [Read More]
Korean Film Night: A Tour Guide (믿을 수 있는 사람)
Han-young, a North Korean defector, gets a license to guide Chinese tourists thanks to the language skills she acquired as a refugee in China. She works diligently but faces many challenges, from coworker rivalry to assimilation, all while desperately searching for her missing brother. The irony of Han-Young’s position is emblematic of marginalized peoples’ struggles … [Read More]
Exploring Kew’s Economic Botany Collection through a Korean lens
Curator Erin Messenger will speak at Kew Gardens on “Exploring Kew’s Economic Botany Collection through a Korean lens” Erin’s role as Collections Manager for the Economic Botany Collection involves the general day-to-day care and management of around 120,000 useful plant-based objects. Whether that’s pest management, accessioning of new objects, handling loan and sampling requests or … [Read More]
The Rose “Dawn to Dusk” tour in London
The Rose is a Korean indie rock band comprised of four talented members: vocalist and guitarist Woosung, vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Dojoon, bassist Jaehyeong, and drummer Hajoon. Renowned since their inception for electrifying performances, The Rose quickly became one of Korea’s most sought-after groups delivering a series of critically acclaimed albums that resonated with fans worldwide. In 2019, … [Read More]
Corbyn and LXX play the Lower Third
We at Seoul Therapy said the K RnB takeover would be something this winter so we got Corbyn and LXX just for you. From Corbyn’s pop-infused RnB, to LXX’s honest lyrics paired with lo-fi beats, the 28Laboratory artists will be tailoring their setlists to create an unforgettable evening with Seoul Therapy this February. Save the … [Read More]
Jimmy Brown and Rovv play the Oslo Hackney
Jimmy Brown and Rovv are RnB artists from South Korea and part of a rising RnB crew called The Good Days Boys. They are currently on a tour which includes three stops in Europe. They released their first album ‘Like the First Time’ in 2021, which features a blend of RnB, hip-hop, trap, and Afrobeats. [Read More]
Kim’s Convenience: a great family night out
On a cold January night, if you’re looking for some warm and cozy entertainment, Kim’s Convenience fits the bill admirably. The Park Theatre’s intimate stage has a homely feel. The scene, needless to say, is a convenience store, provisioned, as it happens, courtesy of New Malden’s Korea Foods. Audience members in the front row of … [Read More]
Youngsun Yoon’s 1997 play, “Kiss”, at the Bread and Roses Theatre
“I’m here. You are there.” From Kiss. ‘Why is it that humans, despite ceaselessly attempting to break free from loneliness, find it so difficult to escape it completely?’ Yoon Young-sun, who was active in creating works while viewing humans as inevitably lonely beings, shouts out in London. Though the countries change, the essence of human … [Read More]
Black Girl from Pyongyang: paperback launch event
Come along to Richmond Library on 16 January for the launch of the paperback release of Black Girl from Pyongyang by author Monica Macias and co-writer, Becky Branford. This remarkable memoir details the extraordinary true story of a West African girl’s upbringing in North Korea under the guardianship of President Kim Il Sung. Join Monica and her … [Read More]
SOAS seminar: Crackdowns and Containment: K-culture and markets in North Korea under Covid
In this talk, Peter Ward will present fresh research undertaken as part of a recent paper to be published by the Korean Development Institute (KDI) about the contrasting approaches that the North Korean regime is taking to consumption and distribution of foreign content compared to other markets in North Korea today. Utilizing a close reading … [Read More]